So I decided to paint up some mercenaries for my Carthaginian Army and I painted up the most expensive, totally cool one that I could pick out. The Greek Mercenaries. A formidable force as they are considered Hearth guard, have determination (basically get a free activation without spending command dice), can close ranks and add +1 to their saving die rolls, but if they charge they only have an aggression of 1 instead of 2 (which means charging them will be insane), and finally because of their well kitted out equipment they are armor value 6 against shooting.
They ended up being a total bust being included in the army because mercenaries can't use the advance Saga abilities, and the cost of 2 points keeps you from getting that extra unit you need for this army.
BUT THEY WERE SO COOL!!!! Everyone who knows me the rule of cool is what I live by, win or lose.
Ah yes, "the rule of cool" must always be considered!
ReplyDeleteNice Bronze you used, it can be hard to get just right! The shield decals are outstanding. A really nice looking group of Mercenaries!!
I dare not miss commenting on the bases as well, they are perfect and show off the figures above nicely.
Thanks Skip, wish you were closer so we could cross swords on the tabletop.
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Kevin
They look a formidable bunch!
ReplyDeleteThanks Aaron, they are indeed. My opponent didn’t even bother trying his luck against them, but they proudly shined their armor while yawning;)
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Kevin
Great hoplites, in spite of their SAGA rules limitations, Kevin!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, they are tough just expensive to place in Army. They will be very scenario limited.
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